Sentence examples for looking to defeat from inspiring English sources

"I would say that if I just had to pull a name, he would probably be the guy that people would be looking to defeat.

The leaker then, Daniel Ellsberg, was not breaching secrecy for its own sake, unlike the WikiLeakers of today; he was looking to defeat a specific government policy.

In addition to Mr. Maltese, the Democrats are looking to defeat State Senator Frank Padavan, who represents District 11, in their effort to win back control of that chamber (they are two seats from winning the majority).

Realistically, they can't hope to knock out Wayne LaPierre and his four-million-plus members (the precise number of N.R.A. members is hotly disputed) anytime soon, but they are looking to defeat them on points.

With Mr. Obama hoping that a victory in New Hampshire, following his first-place finish in Iowa, would make him difficult to beat in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination — and with Mr. Edwards looking to defeat Mrs. Clinton in a second straight contest — they entered an alliance of convenience.

"The White House is cordial to all suggestions looking to defeat of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo understandings.

Before a sold-out crowd and freezing weather, SKC looks to defeat Real Salt Lake and bring the Cup back to the city 13 seasons after its 2000 championship.

Coming off a loss to Minnesota the preceding week, Penn State looked to defeat Purdue, which they had in every meeting since 2004.

The main thing is to keep looking to improve and defeat whoever is put in front of me".

Baker is the latest in a growing list of Republican officials who say they won't back Trump in the general election, which could cause problems for a party looking to unify and defeat the Democrats. .

Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe and rest the U.S. women are looking to avenge their defeat to Japan in the final of the 2011 World Cup.